The professional title of one trained to assist doctors in looking after the sick, the elderly, etc. Used in this sense to both males and females. ‘Nurse’ can also be used to a nursemaid, who looks after young children. This was the...

A nurse is responsible—along with other health care professionals—for the treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill or injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life-threatening emergencies in a wide...

What is it worth to you to be a registered nurse? Do you place value on being able to say, I am a registered nurse?" What does it mean to you to be part of the profession of nursing? For many of us, the...

WHAT DO VERT SKATER Jason Ellis, the Metal Mulisha, and the frantic agit-pop sound of the band Nurses have in common? No, not the making of a new VH-1 reality show. It's their collective place of residence, Temecula, CA. Located along the southwestern...

Hundreds of nurses in the Appalachian regions of Kentucky and West Virginia went on strike Monday, demanding better benefits and safer staffing from the impoverished area's largest health care provider.At least 600 registered nurses began picketing in shifts just after midnight outside Appalachian Regional Healthcare...

Marguerite Harris and her staff of eight provide prenatal care and child immunizations, write prescriptions, and diagnose and treat ailments from diabetes to the sniffles. Though it may sound like a typical doctor's office, no one on staff...

Discusses an interest in pursuing a career in nursing. Describes the educational requirements for the career. Explores future job prospects.

Discusses the great aspects of a nursing career with use of statistics, personal interview, and other aspects.